by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Donations
We have received a thoughtful donation of £223.10 from Ms Susan Fernandes of Bolton. In 2005, Bolton Mountain Rescue Team was called to Holcombe Moor under tragic circumstances concerning Susan’s father, Christopher Ramsay (see Incident 24/2005). Susan writes to... by admin | Dec 10, 2017 | Donations
On Friday 8th December, six of our Support Group members and three operational team members shared the rota for a charity collection from 10:00 – 20:00 at Tesco Extra Store in Horwich (Middlebrook). We were absolutely delighted at the wonderful and generous... by admin | Dec 5, 2017 | Donations
We have received a Christmas card from a very long-standing and valued friend of Bolton Mountain Rescue Team who prefers to remain anonymous within these pages. With the card was a donation cheque for £200 and the message “Wishing all the Team the very best.... by admin | Dec 4, 2017 | Donations
We are pleased to report a marvellous donation of £92 from the IM&T Department of the Salford Royal Foundation Trust Hospital. The photograph shows Kathleen Allwood receiving a certificate of thanks from our Support Group member, Paul Hurst, who also works in that... by admin | Nov 27, 2017 | Donations, General news
On Saturday 25th November 2017, six of our Support Group members held a charity collection at Morrisons Store, Atlas Mills, Bolton, from 10:00 to 18:00. Thanks to the generosity of Morrisons’ customers, they collected a marvellous total of £366.94. We would like... by admin | Nov 24, 2017 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £100 from Mrs Margaret Brodrick who explained in her accompanying letter that a small group of members who work together at Sacred Heart Church, Westhoughton, collect for charity in lieu of sending each other Christmas cards and... by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | General news
Over the past three weeks five team members have undertaken a Rescue 3 Europe Module 4 (Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Boat Operator) course, under the guidance of Austin Lewis and Andy Topping at A&A Technical Rescue. All five team members were previously qualified... by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | General news
We’re now one week in to our month-long recruitment process for the January 2018 operational intake. To date, 11 applications of interest have been received. The recruitment window closes on the 15th December – all are welcome to apply. For further... by admin | Nov 19, 2017 | Donations
Our friend and supporter, John Barlow of Edgworth, gave a talk to the Rotary Club of Turton about the former hostelries of Edgworth – now down from many to four! John asked that his speaker’s fee be donated to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and we are... by admin | Nov 19, 2017 | Donations
We have received a generous donation of £400 from our friends at Lostock Athletics Club in respect of the safety cover we provided for their annual Henderson’s End Fell Race which took place on 2nd June 2017. We thank Lostock Athletics Club for this generous...